Category: Run/walk
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2:37 Run-Walk Marathon – Walking Isn’t Cheating (Part Two)
I used my run-walk marathon method to finish in 2:37:49 at the Christchurch Marathon. An outright marathon PB for me. In part one, I wrote all about the theory behind the run-walk, so here I’ll stick to my thoughts on how I was able run my fastest marathon by walking for 6 minutes, and how…
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Run-Walk Marathon Method – Can I Beat My Run-Walk 2:45? (Part One)
It’s been six years (WTF!?) since I completed my famous (in my mind) run-walk marathon experiment where I used my own version of the run-walk marathon method in one marathon and then ran non-stop (old school) 5-weeks later. To get yourself up to speed on my run-walk marathon method, check out my original blog, or…
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How I Used the Run-walk method to run 2hrs 45min
“Giving up on my very public 2:40 goal was the most critical and hardest decision of my race.” Run for 19min walk for 1min – repeat In my initial blog, I wrote about using the run-walk method to run a sub 2:40 marathon. (read that article here). The plan was to run for 19min @…
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Can I Run-Walk a Sub 2:40 Marathon?
The run-walk method is nothing new to running, and a lot of its notoriety can be credited to legendary running coach Jeff Galloway. However, I struggled to find not only the scientific reasoning behind the run-walk method but also any data on runners going under 3 hours using this method. Personally, I have successfully used…